Turner Hall, designed by prominent architect Herman Preusse, represents the culture and heritage of Spokane by its visual prominence, intangible German heritage, and a broad range of German cultural practices. Turner Hall is historically significant as the oldest surviving ethnic meeting house in Spokane, and has been continually used for more than twelve decades by the German-American Society who built it in 1897. The property served as the meeting hall and cultural center for Germanspeaking men, women and children who immigrated from Germany to Eastern Washington, beginning in the late 1860s through the early 1900s. Today, the building represents the many German immigrants who brought new political, religious, and social ideas to Spokane as well as economically important innovations. Turner Hall is a testament to the preservation of German culture and the important role it played in Spokane's history.

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